KJ has bought another Oregon winery

WINE TALK
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Like Rex Hill/A-Z, I don’t think of Argyle as being small. Maybe small on the K-J scale, but not in WV proportions.

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P Hickner

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Wild guess:

Lemelson

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Nevermind

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St. Innocent

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Sounds as likely as any so I’ll second your wild guess.

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Strike this post - I no longer wish to vote Lemelson.

It’s Penner Ash for sure.

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That happened earlier this year. We’re now talking about who’s next.

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Nuts. Did KJ finalize the Copain purchase yet?

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That’s a sharp observation. I am guessing that Beaux Freres does pretty well though without KJ and Mike is very attached to the old vines at Beaux Freres.

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Witness Tree

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FIFY

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Reputedly a recent sale but to someone other than KJ

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Witness Tree has been for sale for awhile, maybe a couple of years (from what I hear). Pretty sure it sold recently, 99.99999% sure it’s not KJ.

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Let me know if you want to borrow the van.

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I’d be surprised if it were St Innocent, but what do I know.

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KJ already owns a ton of vineyard land and Penner Ash. They need a name for marketing purposes and perhaps some winemaking facility space. By a “name” I also mean a wine that retailers will recognize and be willing to give continued shelf space to. KJ says they don’t want to compete at the lower price tiers. So, a well recognized label that sells in the $35 and up range. Doesn’t narrow it down by much…

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Maybe Drouhin is calling it quits in this country. pileon [rofl.gif]

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I’ll guess Bella Vida. Great location, small winery, family owned, Penner-Ash has been sourcing for some time and maybe that is how KJ learned of it.

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Le Cadeau, Tendril, Solena? There’s plenty of possible choices.

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Todd has been doing 22 push-ups per day on FB as part of a challenge. If he had been bought by Kendall Jackson he could’ve hired someone to do those push-ups for him. It’s not BH.